The Achievement Process Proven ways of achieving results by improving the ability of individuals, groups, teams and organisations to get things done.
Background Implementation Details		Active in Asia-Pacific, Australia, Netherlands, Japan, Southern Africa, UK, USA

Background

The process identifies…

• How people get things done (the macro and micro methods they are most likely to use).
• What people may communicate to others in terms of the contributions they seek to make to get things done.
• How pressure may impact on the efficiency and effectiveness of getting things done.
• Ways to improve the effectiveness of individuals, teams and organisations in order that they achieve the results they seek.

The effect is to combine the 'soft' issues of human and group behaviour with the 'hard' practicalities and skills necessary to maintain focus and achieve sustained results.

The values of the 'Core Process' and the user applications combine to create positive learning environments which encourage participants to…

• See their situation in terms of goal achievement differently.
• Think differently about how to get the results they seek.
• Work in different ways to get things done - individually and in groups.
• Value the contributions of others differently.

One important outcome is that more things get done right, first time, more often. The process is entirely positive, non-threatening, non-judgemental and avoids stereotyping and labelling. The buy-in is, therefore, high and the sustainability of the personal learning higher than might normally be expected. The learned skills are applicable to a wide range of performance issues and concerns. Participants learn new (process-based) ways of getting things done, and also refine their process management capabilities.

The Achievement Process is used by a network of consultants and corporates in the UK, USA, Netherlands, South Africa and Australia. In total, there are more than three hundred clients throughout a wide cross-section of industries, professions and organisation types. Clients in South Africa include The Bond Exchange, Eskom, Kohler, Market Toyota, Helderberg Municipality, Cape Peninsula National Park, SA Breweries, Genfoods, Makro, Mossgas, Levi Strauss, Old Mutual and EDS.

Implementation Details

• The Achievement Process is about 'getting things done' by applying a logical and straightforward 5 Stage and 15 Step model. (See following pages)
• Its main focus is to improve performance and ensure that people succeed in meeting their own expectations, those of their organisation, their department, and their colleagues.
• It has a direct application where leaders, individuals, working groups, departments, teams, or the organisation as a whole may be:
  • not relating and communicating effectively;
  • in need of a single and understood focus across disparate work areas or departments;
  • unclear about objectives and goals;
  • taking too long to reach agreed targets;
  • experiencing various degrees of mistrust;
  • duplicating some tasks while omitting others.
• It has relevance to organisations in transition, and can be applied as a Change Process.
• It works as an analysis tool - to pinpoint what did happen, what did not happen and why.
• It is a planning tool - for structuring tasks in a logical, practical, and realistic way.
• It is a behaviour tool - which addresses negative interpersonal attitudes/behaviours.
• It is a development tool - showing individuals how they can enhance their contribution.
• It is a Process, which begins with the individual and is applied throughout the organization.
• It can be taken throughout the company by accrediting in-house trainers/facilitators.

Implementation requires approximately 24 hours of delegate time, which is normally spread across about 6 weeks. This includes a Briefing (45 minutes); Profiling (70 minutes); Feedback (60 minutes); Workshop (16 hours); and a Review (5 hours).